protest too much
Verb
Meaning
protest too much (third-person singular simple present protests too much, present participle protesting too much, simple past and past participle protested too much)
(idiomatic) To insist so passionately about something that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.
Synonyms
Examples
Methinks she doth protest too much……….
Me thinks thou doth protest too much.
Thou doth protest too much!